Car-coupling



(No Model.)

A. MoLEAN.

CAR 00UPLING. No. 397,600. Patented Feb. 12, 18819.

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ARTHUR MCLEAN, OF BELINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-HALF TO JEFFERSONVALENTINE KNIGHT, OF ORPHA, VEST VIRGINIA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 397,600, dated February12, 1889.

Application filed November 28, 1888. $erial No. 292,107. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR MULEAN, a citizen of the United. States,residing at Beling ton, in the county of Barbour and State of VestVirginia, have invented certain new and use- :ful Improvements inCar-Coupling Devices; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invent-ion, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This inveniion relates to certain new and useful improvements incar-coupling devices; and it has for its object to provide a simple andei'iicient and at the same time durable and inexpensive car-couplingdevice, by the use of which cars may be automatically coupled and withequal facility and certainty upon either a straight or a curved track,and which may be uncoupled without the necessity of going between thecars,

The invention has for its further object to generally improve upon theconstruction and render more efficient in operation this class ofdevices.

To these ends, and to such others as the invention may pertain, the sameconsists in the peculiar combinations and in the novel construction,arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafterdescribed, shown in the accompanying drawings, and then specificallydefined in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the let ters of reference marked thereon, form a part ofthis specification, like letters referring to the same parts thrmlghoutthe several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of aportion of a car provided with. my improved coupling device. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of aportion of the draw-head and bumper with thecoupling-head raised. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section throughtwo coupling devices, showing the manner in which they are attached.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Arepresents the end of a railway-ear of any well-known construction.

B is the drawhead, the outer end of which is rounded, as shown, and isprovided with a horizontal recess, 0, to accommodate the correspondingtenon, C and cut-away portion C upon the adjacent end of the bumper C",which bumper is held in place by the vertical bolt I), which bolt alsoserves as a pivot and permits a free horizontal movement of the bumper.The bumper O is cast in a single piece, and is provided with the recess0rchamber E, which is open at its end and top, as shown. The inner edgesof the outer end of the chamber E are cut away or beveled, as shown at aa, for a purpose which will pres ently appear.

F is the coupling latch or link. This latch is pivoted at one of itsends within the inner end of the chamber E upon a pivot, I), passedhorizontally throughthe same, and the free end of the latch is providedwith an arrow-shaped head, F, the edges of which are slightly beveled,as shown, in order that it may freely enter the open end of the chamberE of an adjacent bumper when in use.

G is an oval block or raised portion, which is placed transverselyacross the bottom of the chamber E a short distance from the outer endof the same, and it serves the purpose of raising the latch F slightlyabove the bottom of the chamber, so as to permit the free passage of thecorrespondinglatch when in use.

H H are chains connecting the bumper with the truck of the-car. One ofthese chains is provided upon each side of the bumper, and it will beseen that they serve to guide the same in its horizontal movements, sothat the device will at all times be held in readiness for coupling,whether upon a straight or a curved track.

I is a chain, one end of which is attached to the upper face of thelatch F, and its other end is carried to the top of the car, where itserves to raise the latch from its engagement with the latch of theadjacent car when it is desired to uncouple the same.

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5 claim as new is The combination, with a car and its truck, of adraw-head secured to the truck and having its free end rounded andprovided with a horizontal recess, a bumper cast in a single i piece andprovided with a horizontal tenon adapted to fit within the horizontalrecess in the draw-head, a chamber open at its top and end formed withinthe bumper, a latch pivl oted at one of its ends within said chainberand provided at its free end with an are I row-shaped head, chains ll,connecting the i bumper with the truck, and chain I, connect 1 ing thelatch with apoint upon the roof of the 1 car, substantially asdescribed.

i In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

Ali'll II' R MULEAN.

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PORTER L. Lovn'r'r, J. V. KNIGHT.

